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Meaning of ARAROBA

Pronunciation:  `aru'rowbu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases
 
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 Synonyms: chrysarobin, Goa powder
 
 See Also: powder

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ar`a*ro"ba\, n. [Tupi.]
1. Goa powder.
2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil ({Centrolobium robustum})
   having handsomely striped wood; -- called also
   {zebrawood}.
 

 

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